Santa Claus

Hey guys!

Today I have some more christmas nail art I made for the Danish nail polish brand By K. to show you.
This time it is a Santa Claus manicure!

For the manicure I started off with a red base of By K. The Sky is the Limit on all my nails except for one of my two accent nails which I painted a skin color with By K. Pretty Nude.
For Santa Claus' head on my middle finger I applied the red By K. The Sky is the Limit to one third of the nail. Afterwards I used a dotting tool and white acrylic paint to dot on Santa's beard, sideburns and the white part of his hat. Lastly I added his eyes and mouth with a small brush and black acrylic paint and his nose with the pink By K. Camelia Rose and a small dotting tool.
For Santa Claus' suit on my ring finger I dotted on the white, fluffy part of it with a big dotting tool and white acrylic paint. Afterwards I painted of the belt with a small brush and black acrylic paint. Finally I used the bronze By K. Copper Heart and a small brush to paint on the belt buckle.

I think this is adorable!
What do you guys think about this Santa Claus nail art? Let me know in the comments!

Stay polished.
- Louise

Christmas Trees

Hi girls!

In November I made some christmas nail art for the Danish nail polish brand By K. and during December I will be showing them to you.
First up is a christmas tree manicure!

To make this christmas tree manicure I started off with a fuchsia base of By K. Pink Dahlia. For the nail art on my ring and middle finger I used some tape and the teal green glitter By K. Waterfall to make triangles resembling christmas trees. Afterwards I used the silver holographic glitter By K. Super Nova and an orange stick to place the glitters like tinsels on the christmas tress. Lastly I placed the gold star studs from Born Pretty Store (#5003) on top of the trees.

I really like how I used untraditional christmas colors and how this turned out really christmas-y anyway!
What do you guys think about this christmas nail art? Let me know in the comments!

Stay polished.
- Louise

Floating French

Hell ladies!

Today I have some nail art to share with you guys - a floating french manicure.
For those of you who do not know what a floating french manicure is, it is a french manicure tipped 90 degrees so the curve is on the edge of the nail instead of along the tip.

For the manicure I started off with a light blue base of Essie Mint Candy Apple. Afterwards I used French Tip Nail Vinyls from Glam My Mani and the silver nail polish By K. Moon Dust to achieve the floating french look.

I really love how this floating french turned out - definitely not the last time I will make one!
What do you girls think about this nail art? Let me know in the comments!

Stay polished.
- Louise

Fancy Friday: Halloween

Hello ladies!

Time for some more Fancy Friday nail art!
Today the challenge is Halloween and I decided to make a red splatter manicure to make it look like I just killed someone *insert evil laugh here*.

For the manicure I started off with a white base of Essie Blanc. Afterwards I used a regular straw and the red nail polish By K. The Sky is the Limit to make the splatter effect on all my nails - you just dip the straw in the polish and blow the polish out on your nails. It was really easy to do, but clean-up took forever!

I really love how this Halloween nail art turned out and I am going to wear it to a Halloween party tonight!
What do you guys think about it? Let me know in the comments!

Stay polished.
- Louise

Remember to check out what the other girls created for this week's challenge down below!

An InLinkz Link-up

Fancy Friday: Inspired by fall

Hello ladies!

Today I have some Fancy Friday nail art to show you guys!
This time the challenge is being inspired by fall and I decided to make a waterfall manicure inspired by The Nailasaurus using fall colours.

For the manicure I started off with a dusty green base of Essie Fall in Line (swatch and review will be up tomorrow). Afterwards I followed this tutorial (also by The Nailasaurus) using the following polishes: By K. no. 56 Autumn Leaf (orange/brown), By K. no. 70 Dandelion (yellow), Essie Style Cartel (dark brown) and Essie Penny Talk (bronze).

What do you girls think about this fall nail art?
Let me know in the comments!

Stay polished.
- Louise

Remember to check out what the other girls created for this week's challenge down below!

An InLinkz Link-up

Fabulous Fruits: Pineapple

Hi girls!

Today I have even more nail art for the fruit theme Fabulous Fruits to show you guys!
The nail art I did today is a pineapple skittlette manicure for the Danish nail polish brand By K.

If you do not know what a skittlette manicure is, you can read about how Marta from Chit Chat Nails explains it here and if you want to know more about the Danish nail polish brand By K. you can visit their website here.

For the manicure I started off with a purple base of By K. Lavender Blue on all my nails except my pinky which I painted with the textured purple nail polish Nicole by OPI I'm Stucco on You. Afterwards I freehanded pineapples on my ring and middle finger with By K. Dandelion (yellow), By K. First Class (green) and By K. Choco Mousee (brown).

I simply love how these turned out!
What do you girls think about this pineapple nail art? Let me know in the comments!

Stay polished.
- Louise

Fancy Friday: Untried

Hello ladies!

Today I have some Fancy Friday nail art to show you guys!
This time the challenge is untried, which can mean both an untried technique or untried nail polishes. I decided to try an untried technique - negative space - with one of my untried nail polishes (like a boss!).

Down below is a picture of my little drawer of untried nail polishes (those of you following me on Instagram have already seen this). I keep all my untried nail polishes apart from my other nail polishes so I know which ones to try out and use next!

For the manicure I was inspired by this negative space manicure by Alice at One Nail To Rule Them All.
I followed her tutorial using a medium sized dotting tool, By K. Dandelion (yellow), Essie Mint Candy Apple (blue), Etude House OR202 (orange) and my untried L'Oréal Pistachio Drage (off-white green). For the matte effect I used Essie Matte About You!

I do not know if I like this particular negative space manicure, but I will definitely try the technique again sometime.
What do you girls think about this negative space manicure? Let me know in the comments!

Stay polished!
- Louise.

Remember to check out what the other girls created for this week's challenge down below!

An InLinkz Link-up

Fabulous Fruits: Strawberry

Hey guys!

Today I have something new for you: a fruit nail art theme I decided to call Fabulous Fruits.
The first nail art I did for the theme is strawberry nails!

For the manicure I started off with a red base of By K. The Sky is the Limit on all my nails. Afterwards I used green and yellow acrylic paint to paint on the details of the strawberries with a small nail art brush.

This is the first time I used acrylics paint for nail art and I am actually really happy with the result!
What do you girls think? Let me know in the comments!

Stay polished!
- Louise.

Waterfall

Hey guys!

Today I have another manicure for the Danish nail polish brand By K. to show you - a waterfall manicure!

I started off with a teal base of By K. no. 79 Glacier. Afterwards I used a small nail art brush and the green glitter polish By K. no. 80 Waterfall (there is no point in hiding where I got my inspiration) to make random lines in different length down the nail to make it resemble a waterfall.

I love how these turned out!
What do you girls think? Let me know in the comments!

Stay polished!
- Louise.

Dotted Swirls

Hey guys!

Today I have another manicure for the Danish nail polish brand By K. to show you.
I am totally in love with nail art featuring dots these days, so I decided to make another dotted swirl manicure inspired by Lucy at Lucy's Stash!

For this manicure I started off with a light purple base of By K. no. 78 Lavender Blue. Afterwards I followed this tutorial using the purple polish OPI Funky Dunkey and the white polish Essie Blanc.

I love how this turned out and I wore it for my graduation party!
What do you girls think? Let me know in the comments!

Stay polished!
- Louise.

Polka Dots

Hi girls!

Today I made some more nail art for the Danish nail polish brand By K. using one of the polishes from their new summer collection - no. 79 Glacier.

I made a simple dotticure and started off with the turquoise nail polish Glacier. Afterwards I used a small dotting tool and the white nail polish Essie Blanc to dot on a polka dot pattern.

I always love a good dotticure and I think this one turned out perfect!
What do you girls think? Let me know in the comments!

Stya polished!
- Louise.

Roskilde Festival

Hi girls!

Today I have a manicure inspired by Roskilde Festival for the nail polish brand By K. to show you guys!

"Roskilde Festival is a festival held south of Roskilde in Denmark. It is one of the largest music festivals in Europe and the largest in Northern Europe." (Source).
This year some of the people behind By K. is participating Roskilde Festival with Rising and UNFAIR Fashion at the Arena Drive event and that is why they asked me to make a some nail art inspired by the festival.

For the manicure I made a gradient with the orange polish By K. no. 65 Hallo Hallow and the sand-coloured polish By K. no. 58 Jet Steam. I was inspired by this manicure by Juli at JauntyJuli.

If I was going to Roskilde Festival, this is definitely how I would do my nails - they are simple and matches the Roskilde Festival theme (orange).
What do you girls think? Would you wear this to Roskilde Festival? Let me know in the comments!

Stay polished!
- Louise.

No Buy July

Hey guys!

This previous month I have spend way too much money on nail polish and nail polish related products. That is why I have decided to do a No Buy July! I am not allowed to buy any of the previously mentioned items in the whole month of July.

I know it sounds hard, but the nail polish brand By K. is sending me their brand new summer collection for swatching, I myself have a few nail polishes on the way in the mail and my boyfriend is going to Germany for vacation so I am hoping he brings back some KIKO polishes for me.

Wish me luck and stay polished!
- Louise.

28 Destinations

Hey guys!

Today I have yet another manicure for the June Nail Art Challenge for you - a destinations manicure!

I decided to make the flags of all the countries I have visited: Italy, Germany, USA, France, (Greece, Bulgaria, Austria, Norway, Netherlands and Denmark) - one flag on each finger.

For the manicure I used a small nail art brush, a small dotting tool, striping tape, Essie Blanc (white), Essie Pretty Edgy (green), By K. Denmark The Sky is the Limit (red),  Essie Licorice (black), L'Oréal Exotic Canaries (yellow) and Essie Mesmerize (blue).

I love how well these turned out! I am really proud of my self for making these!
What do you girls think? Let me know in the comments!

Stay polished!
- Louise.

Fancy Friday: Geometrical

Hello ladies!

Today I have another Fancy Friday manicure for you guys!
Fancy Friday is a group of Danish nail polish keen blogger, that follows a joint challenge in the world of nail polish and nail art every friday.

This time the Fancy Friday challenge is geometrical nail art!
I was inspired by this edgy manicure by The Nailasaurus to make a geometrical ruffian manicure!

I started off with a light blue base of By K. Blue Fog on all of my fingers. Afterwards I used a nail art striper and the dark blue polish By K. Ink to make rectangles on my nails - and there you have it: a geometrical ruffian manicure!

I love how simple and pretty this geometrical manicure turned out!
What do you guys think? Let me know in the comments!

Stay polished!
- Louise.

Remember to check out what the other girls created for this week's challenge down below!

An InLinkz Link-up

Ruffian with silver and green

Hey guys!

Today I made another manicure for the Danish nail polish brand By K. using no. 68 Moon Dust from their Imperial Collection and no. 64 First Class from their AW13 Collection.

I started off with a silver base of By K. Moon Dust. Afterwards I painted on two coats of By K. First Class a little higher up the nail, but in the same shape so you leave that little moon shape at the cuticle area. It is a really easy design, and it is so classy and pretty at the same time!

I love this ruffian manicure - I think it is so pretty!
What do you girls think about this ruffian manicure? Let me know in the comments!

xoxo
- Louise.

My very first jelly sandwich

Hi girls!

Today I made my first ever jelly sandwich for the Danish nail polish brand By K.

I started off with a red jelly polish base of By K. The Sky is the Limit. Afterwards I painted on a layer of the holographic glitter By K. Super Nova. Lastly I finished the jelly sandwich by adding another layer of By K. The Sky is the Limit.
Both the polishes are from the By K. Imperial Collection. You can check out my review on the collection here.

It turned out way more discrete than I thought it would, but I think it is really pretty anyway.
What do you girls think? Did I do an okay job at this jelly sandwich manicure?
Let me know in the comments!

xoxo
- Louise.

Purple dotticure

Hey guys!

Today I made some more nail art for the Danish nail polish brand By K. using two of the polishes from their AW13 Collection - no. 69 Acai and no. 70 Pink Dahlia.

I started off with a base of Pink Dahlia. Afterwards I used a medium sized dotting tool to dot on Acai in a polka dot pattern. Easy-peasy!

What do you guys think about this dotticure?
Let me know in the comments!

xoxo
- Louise.

Bows

Hey guys!

Tonight I made some nail art for the Danish nail polish brand By K. using two of the three polishes from their Imperial collection.

I started off with a silver base of By K. Moon Dust. Afterwards I followed this tutorial by Alice at One Nail To Rule Them All, using By K. The Sky is the Limit (red), OPI Alpine Snow (white) and my Black Barry M Nail Art Pen for the black outline.

What do you guys think about this bow nail art?
Let me know in the comments!

xoxo
- Louise.

By K. Imperial Collection

Hi girls!

Today I have swatches and reviews of the Danish nail polish brand By K.'s Imperial collection.
The collection consists of a beautiful crelly polish, an amazing glitter top coat and an awesome metallic polish!

First off I would like to tell you guys a little bit about the brand By K.
By K. is a Danish nail polish brand established in March 2012. The brand only produces nail polishes without any critical substances that were tested on animals. Their polishes are Cruelty Free, vegan and 5-Free, which I think is pretty amazing!

THE SKY IS THE LIMIT
A classic red nail polish - so beautiful.
The formula on this one was amazing and the opacity was fantastic as well - one quick coat and you are good to go!

SUPER NOVA
A mix of silver holographic small and hexagon glitters in a clear base - so awesome!
The formula of this polish was amazing - not too thick and not too thin, so the glitter pay-off was fantastic as well.
Below I used one coat of Super Nova over The Sky is the Limit.

MOON DUST
A gorgeous silver metallic.
The formula was great - it was nice and buttery and I only needed two thin coats for it to be completely opaque.

Overall I love this collection - the polishes are all fantastic and they go great with each other! I am going to do some nail art with these polishes together really soon, so stay tuned.
What do you girls think of this collection? Let me know in the comments!

xoxo
- Louise.